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4e552 SHIP THAT DIED OF SHAME Aust 1sh '55 Richard Attenborough on ship with a mind of its own!

Date Sold 7/1/2010
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An Original Vintage Theatrical Australian One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 27" x 40" [69 x 102 cm]) (Learn More)

Nicholas Monsarrat's The Ship that Died of Shame (released in the U.S. in 1956), the 1955 Basil Dearden & Michael Relph English Ealing Studios seafaring post-war heroes-turned-villains fantasy crime thriller ("Adventure on the high seas!"; "From Nicholas Monsarrat who gave you The Cruel Sea"; based on the novel by Nicholas Monsarrat; about a group of Naval war heroes who, after the war, buy the boat that they used during the war and begin smuggling, and then, in a fantastic plot development, the ship develops consciousness and "rebels" against being used for illegal activities!) starring Richard Attenborough, George Baker, Bill Owen, Virginia McKenna, Roland Culver, and Bernard Lee
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Important Added Info: Note that this Australian one-sheet measures 27" x 40" [69 x 102 cm]. Please do not bid on it thinking that it is 27" x 40".

Condition: good. There is a rating snipe at lower right. There is some discoloration throughout the poster from exposure to moisture. There is tattering around the edges of the poster.
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